Dozens of Palestinians in Tulkarm city call for putting pressure on occupation to release prisoners

OCCUPIED AL-QUDS, Jan.10, (ST)- During a solidarity stand in the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank, dozens of Palestinians have called on the international community to stand by their just causes, and to put pressure on the occupation to immediately release all prisoners.

According to Wafa News Agency, the participants in the stand, which was organized by the Palestinian national forces and the families of prisoners and liberated prisoners in front of the headquarters of the Red Cross in the center of the city of Tulkarm  raised Palestinian flags and pictures of the  prisoners and banners condemning the Israeli violations against them.

The participants also asserted the need to hold further events and stands in solidarity with the prisoners in the light of the escalation of the occupation’s attacks and violations of human rights, stressing that the continuation of repression, brutal practices, and psychological and physical torture necessitates urgent intervention to protect the prisoners, especially the sick ones who suffer from a policy of deliberate medical neglect.

For its part, the Palestinian Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs Commission warned today of the deterioration of the health conditions of the two prisoners, Muhammad Nasr Abu al-Rub and Muhammad Safran, in the Israeli occupation’s jails, as a result of the deliberated medical negligence.

The commission stated in a statement released today, that the prisoner Abu Al-Rub, 47 years old, from Jenin in the West Bank, has been a prisoner for 20 years and suffers from Crohn’s disease in the intestine since 2007, which led to his undergoing an operation to cut part of his intestine two years ago, in addition to his suffering from anemia and pain.

As for the prisoner Safran, 46 years old, from Ramallah, the commission pointed out that he is suffering from severe infections, enlargement of the left kidney, blood in the urine, and severe pains in his stomach.

The commission appealed to the international humanitarian institutions and the Red Cross to intervene immediately and put pressure on the occupation to stop its violations against the prisoners, especially the sick ones.

Basma Qaddour